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We describe a 5 year-old girl who had a skin dimple of the back of her upper neck. MRI showed a dermal sinus tract in the upper cervical spine, associated with an intramedullary dermoid cyst at C 2–3, and spina bifida. A laminectomy was performed, the dermoid cyst and the sinus tract were completely removed. This congenital complex is very rare.
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Received: 28 March 1999/Accepted: 4 May 1999
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Shen, W., Chiou, TL. & Lin, T. Dermal sinus with dermoid cyst in the upper cervical spine: case note. Neuroradiology 42, 51–53 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050013